The Art Deco "30 Rock" skyscraper, completed in 1933, was designed by architect Raymond Hood as the centerpiece of a complex of fourteen buildings decorated with public art. The narrow 850-foot limestone tower houses offices, television studios and a rooftop observatory. Across from the east entrance, a sunken plaza features the famous skating rink presided over by Paul Manship's gold Prometheus sculpture.

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The Top of the Rock observatory provides a pricey but spectacular view of Manhattan